The Voyage of Bashô
A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô (1644–1694), the spiritual father of haiku poetry.A monk, portraying the poet, journeys through Japan, following Bashô's journal and writing many of his haikus.A ruminant, poetic, Zen Buddhist observation of nature – a return to the lost paradise of unspoilt nature.
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A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô (1644–1694), the spiritual father of haiku poetry. A monk, portraying the poet, journeys through Japan, following Bashô's journal and writing many of his haikus. A ruminant, poetic, Zen Buddhist observation of nature – a return to the lost paradise of unspoilt nature.
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- Release date
- Mar 7, 2019
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- 1h 38m
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- Language
- French
- Country
- Switzerland
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